Judy Blume Quotes

Film writer

Judy Blume, born on February 12, 1938, is a renowned film writer. Her works are known for their poignant storytelling and rich emotional depth, which have won her a wide audience's affection.

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“Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.”

People Thinking Talent Determination

Author:Judy Blume

“My husband says I have too much imagination, but I don't think a writer can have too much imagination!”

Thinking Imagination Too Much Husband My Husband

Author:Judy Blume

“I love picture books. I think some of the best people in children's books are the ones who create their own picture books. I wish I could say I'm one of them, but I'm not.”

People Thinking Children Book Wish Children's Books Picture Books Love Picture

Author:Judy Blume

“I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year or two or three with these characters because if I don't, then I shouldn't be writing about them.”

Ifs Thinking Want Writing Years Two Book Character Three Next Asks Next Year New Books

Author:Judy Blume

“I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.”

Thinking Writing Stills Practice Very Good Teenager Diaries

Author:Judy Blume

“If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd have nothing.”

Ifs Thinking Book Speak Library

Author:Judy Blume

“I think we made out [sexuality changing]. I think that's really great, and we didn't jump into intercourse. And there were no blow jobs.”

Thinking Made Jobs Blow Sexuality Really Great Intercourse Blow Job

Author:Judy Blume

“I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.”

Thinking Knows Want Wells Littles Parent Perfect Secret Missing Damn Not Perfect

Author:Judy Blume

“I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult subjects. I've always felt that way.”

Thinking Way Book Helping Kids Together Felt Parent Difficult Term Subjects Taboo Difficult Subjects

Author:Judy Blume

“You think everything can be magically cured with vitamins?” “Everything but us.”

Thinking Vitamins

Author:Judy Blume

“What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?”

Thinking Ends

Book:Summer Sisters: A Novel

Source: Summer Sisters: A Novel

“Censors never go after books unless kids already like them. I don’t even think they know to go after books until they know that children are interested in reading this book, therefore there must be something in it that’s wrong.”

Thinking Knows Children Book Kids Reading

Author:Judy Blume

“I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait - because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you ... not ever.”

Thinking Knows Want Believe Wells Persons Made I Can Remember Waiting Hurt Know How Happened Promise Not Sure Over It Believe In Me Get Over Rotten Loving Me Thinking The Same

Author:Judy Blume

“I wanted to tell him that I will never be sorry for loving him. That in a way I still do - that maybe I always will. I'll never regret one single thing we did together because what we had was very special. Maybe if we were ten years older it would have worked out differently. Maybe. I think it's just that I'm not ready for forever.”

Ifs Thinking Way Years Stills Wanted Together Forever Special Ready Regret Ten Sorry Not Ready Never Regret Loving Him

Author:Judy Blume

“I still get angry when older people assume that everyone in my generation, screws around. They're probably the same ones who think all kids use dope. It's true that we are more open than our parents but that just means we accept sex and talk about it. It doesn't mean we are all jumping into bed together.”

People Thinking Mean Stills Use Kids Together Sex Parent Accepting Generations Bed Angry Assuming Screws Jumping My Generation Dope Older People

Book:Forever

Source: Forever

“I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait until tomorrow to find out. And then it's possible I won't find out after all. Because some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.”

Thinking Knows Way Life Years Happens Waiting Know How Changed Tomorrow Truth Is Supposed To Be Deep Down I've Changed

Book:Tiger Eyes

Source: Tiger Eyes

“I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning.”

Thinking Children Morning Including Boxes Every Morning Cereal Love To Read Breakfast Cereal

Author:Judy Blume

“A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won't mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down.”

People Ifs Thinking Feels Mean Children Book Reading Parent Worry Too Much Picks Very Good Uncomfortable Over It Monitoring

Author:Judy Blume

“I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.”

Thinking Should Book Bigs Kids Cherish Harry Potter Being Thankful Potters Defenders

Author:Judy Blume

“I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.”

People Thinking Writing Kids Ability

Author:Judy Blume

“The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.”

Thinking Book Stories Process Enjoy Situation Creative Creative Process

Author:Judy Blume

“When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Book Bigs Audience Trouble Writing A Book Deep Inside

Author:Judy Blume

About the Author

Born: February 12, 1938
Known for: Film writer
Quotes: 173

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